⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:28 · LAL 35-31 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Double Technical Foul. Popeye Jones gains possession.
Q2 9:03 · LAL 27-26 DAL
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q3 2:33 · LAL 71-70 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:58 · LAL 62-66 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry.
Q4 4:28 · LAL 97-89 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q4 3:12 · LAL 103-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| LAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
